Weather Records on 12 April 1976

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1976. Highest significance: Minlaton, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1976

On 12 April 1976, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 400 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Minlaton set a daily record precipitation of 34.6 mm (1.4 in) on 12 April 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 12 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina de Varginha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Pequena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 280, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	280
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1976

Top 20 records on 12 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1976	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1976	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1976	Erudina, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1976	Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1976	Bimbowrie, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 April 1976	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Cruzeiro, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Baependi, BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Vila Capivari, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Usina de Varginha, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Congonhas-Montante, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Kalabity, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Conceicao Do Rio Verde, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Caconde, BR	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Beltana Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1976	Virginia, BR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 1,076 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1810	1
1812	2
1817	2
1826	1
1831	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	4
1869	5
1871	1
1873	1
1874	5
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1885	2
1889	4
1890	10
1891	3
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	3
1903	10
1904	11
1905	19
1906	24
1907	5
1908	10
1909	16
1910	15
1911	26
1912	48
1913	88
1914	41
1915	125
1916	37
1917	33
1918	40
1919	39
1920	148
1921	34
1922	48
1923	134
1924	69
1925	178
1926	347
1927	179
1928	145
1929	141
1930	638
1931	267
1932	253
1933	551
1934	531
1935	171
1936	277
1937	236
1938	175
1939	1,174
1940	1,407
1941	869
1942	191
1943	614
1944	423
1945	884
1946	347
1947	733
1948	1,496
1949	358
1950	638
1951	1,102
1952	455
1953	707
1954	424
1955	611
1956	382
1957	910
1958	542
1959	513
1960	314
1961	551
1962	510
1963	518
1964	363
1965	659
1966	520
1967	682
1968	717
1969	352
1970	568
1971	587
1972	1,316
1973	903
1974	822
1975	704
1976	1,076
1977	1,069
1978	533
1979	1,096
1980	611
1981	1,068
1982	852
1983	877
1984	671
1985	734
1986	1,350
1987	606
1988	1,369
1989	1,838
1990	946
1991	1,484
1992	1,000
1993	586
1994	1,375
1995	1,173
1996	994
1997	3,094
1998	1,409
1999	873
2000	784
2001	1,369
2002	600
2003	1,079
2004	964
2005	536
2006	796
2007	1,144
2008	1,015
2009	811
2010	935
2011	1,026
2012	666
2013	1,039
2014	597
2015	504
2016	595
2017	519
2018	868
2019	685
2020	1,150
2021	710
2022	1,862
2023	1,262
2024	1,086
2025	1,281
2026	622

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	887
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1